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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-09

York, and presented such a cheerful
appearance that we might fairly sup.
pose that even bachelor lawyer could
be happy within its limits. Yet Rich
ard Ryder was far from being con-
tented, and the letter in his hand was
the cause of his dissatisfied frame of
mind. This is what was written in the
letter.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-26
The Ubiquitous Potato Bug.

Few are too young to remember the time
when the farmers of Maine waited with sad
expectancy the dreaded approach Of the Col
orado beetle, the datested potato bug. It's
eastward march was SO regular and its con-
quests so secure that the ocean was regarded
as the only termination of the invaders
march. But even the ocean has proved no
effective barrier. The news comes from Ger
many that in East Saxony the Colorado bee
tie has at last gained a foothold. IL has
done this in spite Of the might Of the German
Empire, might that can kick out natural
lied American citizen without moments
trouble. But the efforts of the German gov
eminent for the last decade TO keep the
dreaded pests from its domnions have been
heroic. In fields where the beetle had made
its appearance the crops were appraised, to
be afterwards paid for by the government,
the vines were pulled together, drenched
with petroleum, and destroyed by fire. The
seaports were made objects Of especial pre-
caution, and the mails were carefully watched
as persons In America frequently sent to
friends or relatives specimens of them as
curiosities In the face Of all these efforts to
keep him out, however, the insect has elud-
ed the embargo and taken up his residence
in Germany. In the districts invaded, 1t Is
said that the German farmer, lacking in the
persistency and ingenuity of his American
brother, folds his hands and lets the bugs
have their way. If the government has
failed, what can he do? In the districts
where the beetle is expected but has not APP
peared, the apprehension is said to be wide
spread. With all Europe and Asia before
him we can rest assured that the American
potato bug will sustain the Yankee reputa-
ton for energy and enterprise.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-26
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

Pittsburg misses its canopy of smoke this
summer, and, as a consequence, the Their
mometers have been breaking the record of
that town in the past two or three weeks.
In revising the regulations of the army it
has been decided to omit the Sunday dress
parade on the recommendation of prominent
clergymen, who think soldiers should OBJ
serve the Sabbath more than they do. Gen.
Sherman has opposed this view and believes
that Sunday should be like all other days to
the soldiers.
When Senator Conger of Michigan was a
young man he was engaged to young
woman. They quarrelled. separated, and in
time each married. Twenty years after he,
widower, was in Congress; she widow,
sat in the gallery and listened to his speech.
1t was the first time they had seen each 9TH
er since their early days. She sent her card
to him; he came at once to the gallery. At
ter little talk she asked him to call on her
at her friends, Mrs. Dahlgren's. He said
he would call if he could call as he used to
in those long past days of youth. In few
weeks they were married at Mrs. Dahl
gren'S residence.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-26

1t appears that he was passenger, who,
hearing some lady object to Mr.. Councils
presence CALAMITY undertook TO eject him.
The lantern ne carried he borrowed from
one of the train hands. after he had struck
Council over the mead several times with
this lantern" said this brute, ''he was very
willing to CO." 1t did not appear that the
assault on Mr. Council met with the slight
est reproof from anybody on board the train.
ON the contrary the assailant appears to
have been regarded as hero, and the frank
way in which he related his connection with
the affair to the commission indicated that
he thought he had done something to be
proud of.
The accommodation Mr.. Council was en-
titled to under the regulations of the railroad
as described to the commission is a car a
part OF which is parted off for smokers. The
smoke escapes from this apartment and fills
the whole car, so that practically the whole
car Is smoking car. Into this colored men
ana colored women who have purchased
hrst class tickets are compelled to go. Mr.
Council takes the ground that this is an I'M
lawful discrimination under the Interstate
commerce act. He admits the right of the
company to classify its passengers, but he in
sists that all passengers who have first class
tickets should have equally as good accom-
modations, and not be compelled, when their
skins happen to be a dark hue, to travel in a
car blue with tobacco smoke.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-26
coIored Men on the Ra,,,o.ss

The kind of consideration the colored men
of the South get on board the railroad trains
of that section is we'll illustrated by the ties.
timony in a case now pending before the In
ter-State Commerce Commission. w. III.
Council, colored minister of Huntsville,
Alabama, and in every way respectable
man, purchased a first-class ticket on the
Western a. Atlantic Railroad On entering
the train he took a seat in what is termed
the ladies' car. The car, however, is not re-
served exclusively for ladies'. Whenever
there are vacant seats therein, gentlemen,
that is, white gentlemen, are allowed to oc-
cupy them. After Mr.. Council was seated,
he was accosted by one of the employees of
the road, who ordered him to go into the
smoking car. Mr.. Council refused, saying
That II ordered there by the conductor he
would obey, but not otherwise. Soon after,
TWO men, whom he supposed to be railroad
employees, approached him, and one of them
struck him over the head several times with
a lantern. 1t appeared by the testimony
submitted to the commission that the Conn
Gil was mistaken in supposing that the man
who struck him was an employee of the road.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-26

The Baltimore Civil Service Reform Asso-
citation have once more got on the track of
Eugene Higgins and are making another at
tempt to get him out of office. The cause of
this new attack is his recent activity
In the Baltimore primaries Higgins ev-
identity is not very much frightened, and con-
sidering the victories he has won over his
pursuers in the past he has not much reason
to be. He says that when he was in Balti-
more the other night he was on vacation,
which reminds one Of Collector Redman's
explanation to the Ellsworth convention,
that he had taken a vacation of one day to
address his friends and neighbors on politi-
cal topics. No number Of such fiimsy expla-
nations as that can satisfy the President pro-
vided he was really sincere when he issued
his famous address to Office holders last sum-
mer and meant that it should be enforced.
Under that order Higgins would go at once.
But there have been abundant signs that
that order long ago fell into ''innocuous des-
uafuda ,,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-26
MAGAZINE NOTICES.

In the Andoyer Review for July considerable
prominence is given to the action of the Board of
Visitors in relation to the Andover controversy
Christian Work in London and Mission Work in
China are described at length and in admirable
temper. The Life, Work and Character of Free
man M. Post, d. D., are delineated by friendly
pen, showing how much good one earnest man
can do We miss the usual literary article but
there is great variety In other respects, the book
reviews being numerous and well DONE
The leading articles of The Church Review for
July are Review of the Recent Past, from a
Southern Standpoint; The White Cross Move
ment; The Removal of Bishops by Mary and
Elizabeth; Modern Philosophy; Methods OF Work
Among the Colored People; The Law of the
Church, and two additional chapters in the Life
and Times of Bishop White and of Bishop In
glis.
An important feature of Lippincott's Magazine
is complete novel in each number The story
for August is entitled A Land of Love, by Sidney
Luska This is followed by varied table of con-
tents including The Homesiekness of Ganymede
My Unknown Friend, The Sorrow of the Sea
!poeme); Life for Life, story; Social Life at
Yale, and other sketches, with Book Talk and
Monthly Gossip.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-26

One Of the newspapers in South Carolina
has begun to supply negro compositors
The editors Of the other papers denouncs
the proprietors in round terms for preferring
negroes in field of employment which the
whites have hitherto held as peculiarly their
own, and even refuse to exchange with the
offending paper. 1t is evident that when the
negro wishes to rise to higher plane he is
not always sure of a helping hand In the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-26

The evidence against the participants in
the indianapolis election frauds is so over
whelming that the defendants practically
lit that their only hope Of an acquittal
is the influence they can bring to bear.
They say in effect that there are SO many
prominent Democrats mixed up in these
frauds that danger of exposure will urge
them to move heaven and earth to secure the
acquittal Of those on trial and thus hush up
up their own guilt. No doubt there is a good
deal Of force in this, but the trial is in the
United States court, whichis much more diff
hcult to manipulate than the State courts.
But convicted or not by the jury. one thing
is certain, they will be convicted by the pop
ular verdict
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-26

The justice who tried the Raymond man
who alleged to have undertaken while
drunk to burn boy at the stake, testifies
that no such charge was ever brought
against the man. and that nobody ever heard
OF it in this region until it appeared in news-
paper. What the man was fined $3.50 for
was for getting drunk on old cider. For at
tempting to burn a boy at the stake the jus.
tice agrees that that would have been too
cheap. 1t is pleasant to be able to make
this correction, but it is to be regretted that
the story that the man got drunk on old
cider cannot be denied.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-26

The deadly ice cream has just killed two
children in New Haven. What the poison
Gus agent was is not known, but it is sup
posed to reside in the cream. Probably it is
another case Of tyrotoxicon. Some chemist
can do the public valuable service by dis
covering and publishing the conditions under
which this agent is likely to be generated.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-26

The Saco boy whose experiments with
matches and rubbish resulted In the recent
destructive fire in that city, has been detect
ed studying again the effects of fire in anoth-
or pile of rubbish near the scene Of his for
mer exploit. 1t win be wise thing for ths
people Of Saco to watch that boy.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-26

The same fate that overlook the New York
"boodlers" has fallen upon their Chicago
brethren. One Of their numbef~ has
''peached" and confessed that he was bribed
to vote for certain se:..t.,aefs. This boodier
testifies to oves $1,000 paid him in three
years fof this purpose. There is every rea-
son. 70 believe that Lynn's associates on the
BOARD Of commissioners received as large
sums Besides this each commissioner re-
ceived salary of SO per day and they were
in the habit Of voting themselves $500 quar-
ter additional. This with their stealings
made their incomes at least $1,000 per an
mum. The testimony against them is very
strong, and eventually they will 60 the way
of the New York boodlers.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-26
PROHIBITION IN DAKOTA.
rMinneapolis Tribune1

Outside the great Territory it seems not to
be generally understood that Dakota is soon
to enter upon an era of prohibition more eff
fectual than exists in Iowa or Kansas. In
nearly all the counties of the Territory petit
tions are being signed for an election this
fall under provisions of the new county OPP
tional law. In very many Of the counties the
petitioners are a majority of the voters, so that
the result is practically assured in advance.
All signs point to a mo license victory in
almost every county. In the few which are
not carried by prohibition there will be eff
fective high license.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-26

President Cleveland's visit to the South in
October is to be made the occasion for great
ovation from the people of that section. Mr..
Henry W. Grady, the gentleman who some
what effuslvely set forth the virtues of the
New South in speech in New York last
winter, Ia apparently to be master Of cere-
monies. The President ought to stipulate
before he agrees to appear that JEFF Davis
shall be locked up until the show is over. II
that unrepentant traitor is unrestrained he
VIII be sure to bob up with speech that
will put the President in ..hole."
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-26
THE PRESS
TUESDAY MORNING, JULY s6.

We do not read anonymous letters and commu-
nIcations. The name and address of the writer
are in all cases Indispensable, not necessarily for
publication but as guarantee OF good faith.
We cannot undertake TO return or preserve
communications that are not used.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-26
Lord Aberdeen. WHO sailed for England on

Lord Aberdeen, who sailed for England ON
Saturday, held his title for some years on a
somewhat insecure footing His elder broth
er George, the sixth earl, ran away to sea,
and was reported to have been drowned on
a voyage from Boston to Melbourne in Janu-
airy, 1870. For some time the present peer
did not assume his title, as many rumors
were current of his brother having left a
wife and family in this country.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-26

Probably it is not so much the loss of a
million dollars as the deceitfulness of his fell
low men that worries Jay Gould in the mat
ter of the Missouri Pacific swindle. An in
nocent and guileless man is always deeply
affected at the discovery that there is wick
pdness in fha world
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-26

The Tories have entered upon the enforce
ment of the Crimes act with great vigor. AL
ready eighteen counties have been fully pro
claimed and twelve partially.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-26
CURRENT com MENT.
ADVICE IRON THE PROVINCES
TBiddef0rd Journal


[Biddeferd Journal
Portland has an alleged poisoning case
blissful ignorance about it, but hint myste-
riously and learnedly at recently discov-
cred poison in milk called tyrotoxicon.
which is supposed to be caused by certain
germs thrown off in the retrograde metamor-
phosis OF animal tissues" 1t is more than
probable that the sickness is species of
cholera morbus caused by taking large guam
titles Of pnlverized ice into an oyer-heated
stomach.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-26
Hol FOR a GOOD TIME.
a .. III.

Ninth Annual Excursion OF the Ancient
Order Of Hibernians. Division No. 1, at
SebagO Lake, Thursday, July 2S, 1887.
PROGRAMME - Game OF base ball. prize SIS
Potato race So 50 70 first and 80 10 second; Three
legged race, prize 50, 50 70 first and 81 10 second
Three standing jumps, prize So, So 70 first and 81
70 seconds Three hundred yard dash, prize So, 50
70 frst and 50 TO second Sack race prize So, 50 to
frst and 80 10 second; Hand bah game prize So.
An entrance fee OF 20 cents win be charged TO an
games except base ball. Jig dancing dancing foot
bal, swings, and all other games usually at pcnlcs
VIII be found on the grounds. Music BY Chnnd-
lcr's Band. Tenders for use Of refreshment pa
yiliOn bowling alley, and all privileges may be OBJ
tanned at No. 20 Preble street up 10 July 25th
Trains viii leave the Eastern Depot at $50 am.
and p. m. sharp; returning viii leave sebagO
Lake at o'clock. Tickets. Adults so cents,
Children 80 cents; TO DO had Of the members and
at the depot on the day Of excursion.
rO-See posters. jy22dtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-26
NOT GONE TO CALIFORNIA I!
hanson, the JeweIIer,

But still doing business at TT Middle st. As
he expects to remove later he is selling Watches,
Ware, Spectaces, Opera and Spy Glasses Toilet
Sets, &c. ily2Odtf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-07-26
ADMISSION go Cts.

Special Rates ON M. @. and G.. II. R.
+. o. STANLEY, Pres.
jly23d3t FIJI. BRIGGS, sec'y.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-07-01
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Extra Session Talk

New YORK, June 27.-Congressman
Richard w. Townshend, of Illinois. YES
terday expressed himself as strongly i'm
favor of an extra session of Congress.
Mr.. Townshend is one of the Oldest
members of the House in length of SER
vice, and has held prominent place on
the Appropriation Committee for many
years. 81 think" he said, "that an ex-
ira session of Congress is necessity
both from political and business point
of view. / don't apprehend any imme-
date danger of a financial crisis on ac-
count of our constantly increasing sur
plus, but panic is certainly inevitable
unless something is done by Congress to
reduce the surplus very soon. | don't
think it will come before the LIST of jan
uary or February, however, and if it
were possible for Congress to get down
to work at once there would perhaps be
no necessity for it to meet before the
regular session in December. But you
know what an unwieldy body Congress
is, and how futile it is TO attempt to Sc
cure prompt legislation. have been in
Congress for good many years, but
have never known any thing to be ac-
complished in the way of legislation un-
til after the holidays. The result viii be,
if we don't meet until December, that we
will not get down to work until the mid
die of January, and then it may be too
late to avert serious financial panic.
Congress should be called together as
early as October, and then we can dis
cuss and pass any needed financial legis-
lation before the holidays and be ready
to take hold the tariff question and 9TH
er important subjects in time to accom-
plish some substantial results before the
next Presidential campaign is upon us"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-07-01

Albert Lea Standard: The opinion pre-
walls in some respectable quarters that
Hon. John l.. Gibbs is 80 hampered by
the other two commissioners that his
ambition to faithfully execute the state
railroad law, and to accomplish through
it the reforms designed, is rendered
abortive and nugatory. If this is true,
and that there is hitch somehow the
public well understands, it is time to APP
ply the goad to the baleful bakers.
1t is not reasonable to presume that
Mr.. Gibbs is "hampered by the other
two commissioners" in his ambition to
execute the State railroad law" in order
that designed reforms may be wrought.
With all due respect for Mr.. Gibbs, no
one has yet given him credit of being
more earnest in serving the people with
justice than the balance of the commits
sion. The commission is composed in
its entirety of able and conscientious
gentlemen, and it lily becomes the
friends of Mr.. Gibbs to try and belittle
Messrs. Anstin and Becker. 1t is recog-
nized as political scheme, and whether
it is or not, such paragraphs as that
quoted above, will do Mr.. Gibbs no pos
sible good. The Standard would do well,
in its zeal to speak fiatteringly of Mr..
Gibbs, to use caution about casting nm
Just insinuations upon others. No mans
reputation can be .adsanced at the ex-
pense of others.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-07-01
NICOLLET. June q Is

NlCOLLET, June u, 1881.
John Michals is erecting one of the
finest buildings in this part of the coun
try. The head carpenter of this resi-
dence is Chas. Wohlrabe and the build
ing speaks well as to workmanship.
The Lutheran congregation have pur
chased material to erect new school
house.
III. Enters new dwelling adds greatly
to the surroundings of Nicollet.
Our Touring mill stands two stories
high and when completed with the next
two stories will present fine improve
ment to our village.
Our genial shoemaker, ID. L. johnson,
has been very sick with neuralgia of the
lungs, but is improving at present.
Mr.. Teske, who has been visiting his
sister, Mrs. F. Heidel, the past week,
will return to his home at Princeton,
Wis, to-day.
c. Jensen is kept busy selling and
putting up mowers. Last week he aver
aged the sale of one mower per day.
Frank Heidel has received new safe
from the Chicago Safe & Lock Co.
Ola Skain and J. Johnson removed
their steam thresher for repairs.
Many of our citizens expect to visit
Mankato during the encampment.
Farmers are all busy cutting grass.
The wheat crop will be very heavy as
all the heads are well filled.
ALLEGRA.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-07-01

Cincinnati Commercial Gazette: 1t is worth
while to notice that this bank disaster is
due wholly to Illegitimate business tran
saction, and that the blow falls directly
upon those who are most responsible,
and lastly upon stockholders who mis-
placed their confidence. There ID moth.
ing in the general business ofthe city or
country to cause such disasters, and
when people who seek to make money
by "cornering" pork, or cotton, or cof-
fee, or wheat, or any other commodity
that is necessity, the public are not
called upon to shed tears any more than
they would be over disasters that over
take professional or unprofessional gam
blers. The history of the late Chicago
wheat deal and the Fidelity Bank dis
aster carries a lesson that ought to be
useful.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-07-01

THE capture of the gang who murder
ed Detective Hulligan, of Cleveland, o.,
last winter, is announced in our tele-
graphic columns and will be hailed with
satisfaction by those who remember the
details of the brutal affair. Captain
Hoehn and Detective Hulligan were
bringing McMunn, the fur robber to
Cleveland, on c. & p. train, and while
stop was being made at Ravenna three
or four desperadoes entered the car and
attempted to rescue their comrade. A
desperate fight occurred in which
Hoehn and Hulligan were both badly
injured, the latter so much so that he
died about week later. The ruffians
carried off McMunn and made good
their escape, all trace of them being
lost as effectually as if they had been
swallowed up by the earth. 1t appears,
however, that the search has not been
abandoned and the news of their cap
ture at Alpena, Mich, is to-day an
nounced. 1t is to be hoped there is no
mistake about it, for there never was
gang that more richly deserved sum-
mary punishment.